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An appendix to Shakspeare's dramatic works : contents ... / compiled after Nares, Drake, Ayscough, Hazlitt, Douce, and others : with Shakspeare's portrait taken from the Chandos picture.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Ayscough, Samuel, 1745-1804.; Nares, Robert, 1753-1829.; Douce, Francis, 1757-1834.; Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830.; Skottowe, Augustine, active 19th century.; Fleischer, Ernst, active 1823-1878, bookseller.; Schwerdgeburth, Karl August, approximately 1784-1878, printmaker.; Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954, former owner.; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.; Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
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Title
An appendix to Shakspeare's dramatic works : contents ... / compiled after Nares, Drake, Ayscough, Hazlitt, Douce, and others : with Shakspeare's portrait taken from the Chandos picture.
Uniform title
Poems. 1826. Ernst Fleischer
Created/published
Leipsic : Printed for Ernst Fleischer, 1826.
Description
[8], 83, [8], 88-192 p.; [1] leaf of plates : 1 port. (engraving) ; 24 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Ayscough, Samuel, 1745-1804.
Nares, Robert, 1753-1829.
Douce, Francis, 1757-1834.
Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830.
Skottowe, Augustine, active 19th century.
Fleischer, Ernst, active 1823-1878, bookseller.
Schwerdgeburth, Karl August, approximately 1784-1878, printmaker.
Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954, former owner.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
Note
Printed to accompany, and sometimes bound with, Fleischer's Dramatic works of Shakspeare, Leipsic, 1824, as detailed by Fleischer's 'advertisement' following the title page, dated 4 Dec. 1825.

"Leipsic edition" (publisher's title label on front wrapper of Folger Library copy 3).

"Price: 1 Rix-Dollar 8 Grs." (publisher's title label on front wrapper of Folger Library copy 3).

With a half-title.

Printed in two columns.

Engraved frontispiece portrait lettered: C.A. Schwerdgeburth sculps. Leipsic, published by Ernest Fleischer, 80, Peter's Street.
Contents
The life of Shakspeare by Augustine Skottowe
Shakspeare's miscellaneous poems: Venus and Adonis ; Tarquin and Lucrece ; Sonnets ; Passionate pilgrim ; Lover's complaint
Glossary to Shakspeare.
Genre/form
Booksellers' advertisements.
Interleaved books.
Place of creation/publication
Germany -- Leipzig.

Call number
PR2841 1826 copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Half leather binding over marbled paste-paper boards; spine reads: Appendix to Shakspeare.
Folger accession
6673
Call number
PR2752 1824e copy 2 v. 2 item 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Bound 2nd with Fleischer's Dramatic works of Shakspeare, Leipsic, 1824. Engraved portrait bound in v. 1 as frontispiece for the Dramatic works. Bound in marbled paper boards with leather spines.
Folger accession
cs1495
Call number
PR2841 1826 copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Interleaved with some manuscript ink annotations. Three multi-leaf advertisements for Fleischer publications bound following the glossary: advertisements, in German language, dated 1827; Prospectus for Teatro Classico, in Italian language, dated 1828; and Prospectus for Las comedias de D. Pedro Calderon de la Barca, in Spanish language, dated 1827. Bookplate: Shakespeare Library, Warwick Castle. Half leather binding with marbled paper boards; spine reads: Glossary to Shakspeare. Halliwell-Phillipps copy.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2841 1826 copy 3 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Bound with 5 leaves of Fleischer's advertisements, in German language, following the glossary. In original paper wrapper with publisher's printed title label reading: An appendix to Shakspeare's dramatic works, Leipsic edition, 1826, Price: 1 Rix-Dollar 8 Grs.; leaves untrimmed. Gift of Henry N. Paul.
Folger accession
6816

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